Psalm 10:17 (NIV) You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.
Psalm 119:50 (NIV) My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
Romans 15:5-6 (NIV) 5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 6:17-18 (NIV) 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Don't point a finger—hold out a helping hand.” (Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World.)